Deploying adaptive learning in a blended classroom.

1. Data driven blended learning
Going from a heterogeneous
classroom to personalised learning
Dr. Sara Hershkovitz
sarah@cet.ac.il
Mr. Ernest Lyubchik
ernest@selflab.com

2. Agenda
• What is a blended classroom?
• Selflab – adding adaptivity to the mix.
• Being adaptive – what does it mean?
• New instruction methods that became
possible using analytics.
• Focus groups – how and why?
• Results.

3. What is a blended classroom?
Check my answer
Write< or > or =
DifficultyscaleLaboratory Back
Hello Ernest [exit]

4. Difficultyscale
This is 2/3 of a
shape:
Draw a complete shape

5. Selflab

6. Some questions are
hard to guess but easy to solve if you
know the material
3 units and 1 sixth are equal to:
4 sixths
19 sixths
5 thirds
3 sixths
10 thirds

7. While other questions might be easy
to guess but difficult to solve
Is the colored part a third of the shape? Is the colored part a third of the shape?

8. Success rate is not identical to
difficulty!
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
300%
350%
Success rate Difficulty
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3

9. Reporting and Analytics
• CET was provided with content reports, and
the content on the platform was supervised.
• The teachers received both custom requested
reports of the student’s performance, and a
real time tracking system to oversee the
progress of the students.

10. New Instructional Methods
• Students receive instruction from the
program. However, some students still require
instruction from the teacher.
• Instead of presenting the class with frontal
instruction, the teacher can work directly with
those who require assistance, helping them
with targeted sessions.

12. Feedback
• Students’ feedback:
“This is right where I am now, how did you
know I had a problem with that?”
• Teachers’ feedback:
“The class is more organized”
“I know what they really understood”
“The students love the program”
“Can we allow sixth graders to use it?”

13. Results – correct answers
Frontal Focus
Means: 75% 86%
Std: 11% 6%